Decorate free candlelight peace lanterns to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (Aug. 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (Aug. 9, 1945) at this Japanese-style peace event from 6:30-9 pm on Saturday, August 8, 2015. Please Note – Large Turnout Expected: In 2015, they expect that they will be way over capacity. more...

Awesöme Orchestra will perform at the Oakland Public Library as part of National Night Out, fighting crime and making some awesöme music while they’re at it at this free concert in an outdoor courtyard. The Awesöme Orchestra Collective is the Bay Area’s most adventurous reading orchestra, dedicated to playing excellent orchestral music more...

We wish there were 1,000 block parties just in SF! We have 10 official ones, but seriously, nationwide there’s over 1,000 with just about every city and community with a police department hosting a block party tonight. National Night Out is all about strengthening your immediate community, so we encourage you more...

3Girls Theatre Company Presents The 4th Annual New Works Festival honoring Risky Women Having Fun and Wreaking Havoc. This free week-long festival calls attention to the need for women who break rules and defy the norm. For 2015 the festival will re-stage the finalists from 3GT’s Salon Reading Series and produce performances of more...

The Delta Aquarids is an average shower that can produce up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by comets Marsden and Kracht. The shower runs annually from July 12 to August 23. Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak: July 27-30, 2015 | Approximately midnight to more...

The Stern Grove Festival has been throwing free concerts in the park every summer since 1938. If you don’t mind arriving early to spread out your blanket to stake your spot, it’s an excellent relaxing Sunday in a beautiful park setting to hear free performances from top touring acts and local more...

Event update: The SF Parks & Rec Department has let us know this is an unpermitted event at Dolores Park and will need to be canceled. The good news is that there’s a Ginger Pride after party at Monarch at 9pm that is free and still happening! Calling all redheads (and those more...

The San Francisco Symphony presents their annual free outdoor concert taking place at Pier 27 at noon on Sunday,  July 12, 2015. In 2015, Bryce Dessner, of acclaimed indie rock group The National, joins the San Francisco Symphony for a performance of his original orchestral work, St. Carolyn by the Sea. Free SF Symphony more...

After over 50 years of entertaining the masses, Carol Doda is showing off her skills (but probably keeping her top on) on the Tupelo stage for one final blow out of a show on Monday, July 6, 2015. From The Condor to Tupelo, watch as Carol and friends take stage to more...

The Port of Oakland is pleased to offer free harbor tours from June through October 2015 on the historic USS Potomac located at 540 Water Street (at Clay Street) in Jack London Square. See up close some of the world’s largest cranes aboard this 90-minute educational tour of the Oakland seaport. more...

Watch the best women soccer players from around the globe battle it out to see who’s the best during the Women’s World Cup. Cheer along with a big crowd in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza as the games are simulcast live from Canada. Along with watching the games on the big screen, fans will be more...

Don’t miss a summer classic when San Francisco Symphony returns with featured vocalist Shara Worden, the haunting voice behind indie-rock band My Brightest Diamond. The afternoon’s program explores the connection between orchestral music and the beauty of nature. San Francisco Symphony in the Park Sunday, July 5, 2015 | 2pm Stern Grove FREE Ms. Worden will more...

Going to see Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at the War Memorial Opera House costs, oh, upwards of $200 for good seats. But, thanks to the Opera at the Ballpark program, you can watch a live simulcast of the very same opera on the giant HD screens in the ballpark from more...

The day before America’s  239th birthday, Funcheap and #HellaFunny showcase the Bay Area’s top comedians who also happen to be military veterans. Hence the “Veterans” of comedy! Funcheap Free “Veterans of Comedy” Night Friday, July 3, 2015 | 8pm and 10:15pm Cobb’s Comedy Club, SF FREE with RSVP  – otherwise it’s $16.50 RSVP Like most comedy clubs it’s 18+ and there more...

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Grateful Dead with the four remaining original members – Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir as they reunite for their final five concerts ever. The Independent will treat you to a free live simulcasts of the concerts on June 28, July 4 more...